Canada Fleabane can be the menace of menaces in your soybean crop IF you don't hammer it down early. The truth is that the weed is so hearty — between its resistant characteristics and its ability to firmly root itself down — if you don't deal with it while it's young, you've got a problem... Read More
Category: Crop Production
Well, winter won't end and seeding won't start, so Shaun Haney and Lyndsey Smith decided it was time to do something to shake things up a bit. Which, for many other media types, could mean writing a witty and intelligent editorial, but not for this RealAg team, no way. Instead, Haney and Smith zip through... Read More
Seeding and planting across Canada has not got off to a leaping start in 2013. In the prairies it was snowing as late as yesterday while Ontario growers have been fighting their own version of poor spring planting conditions. See this weeks US pictures of #plant13 It seems to that kind of year when you... Read More
For some farmers, including wheat in rotation comes with a second decision — what type of wheat to grow? There are good options from hard red spring, winter wheat, CPS and even soft wheat. Depending on your area and marketing opportunities, each can be a profitable alternative to hard red spring. CPS wheat can be... Read More
Getting your corn crop off to a good start sets the tone for yield potential down the line. In our last episode, we talked about getting your seed down in the right conditions. This episode we'll look at providing your crop with the right elements to get it firmly established in the field. When you're... Read More
The start of planting in 2013 has been very slow due to cool and, in some cases, wet inclement weather. Nothing tells a story like pictures, so here is a selection of some of the pictures from the past week in #plant13 (from Twitter) from across the United States. See this weeks Canadian pictures of... Read More
As a farm writer, it's my job to track down the expert on a long list of topics and interview them. These interviews are sometimes very routine — researchers are most certainly always knowledgeable, but not all of them effectively share the heart and soul of their work. That's perhaps a bit harsh, but it's... Read More
It's the last day of April, and precious few farmers have turned a wheel in Western Canada. It's currently cool and wet in Manitoba with snow in the western part of the province. Parts of Alberta and Saskatchewan had snow just yesterday (and still more have woken up to a winter wonderland). While some in... Read More
Canola volunteers can be tricky to control in the most “average” of years. But we all remember last year when 100km/h winds came and blew around canola, leaving bushels laying in fields, ready to germinate this spring. But just how much canola is in one of your fields? Here is some math to get an... Read More
Recently I have seen several different press releases on competitive companies deciding to share corn traits. Most farmers look at these kinds of announcements and just flip the page to the next article without a second look. Really you should take that second look and think about the impact on your farm in the future.... Read More